Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana
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Gaston, Prince of Viana, also called Gaston de Foix (1444 – 23 November 1470, Libourne, Aquitaine) was the son of Gaston IV of Foix and Eleanor of Navarre, and was the heir of both. As a Prince of Navarre, he was called Prince of Viana.[1]
He married Magdalena of Valois, a daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou on 7 March 1461 at Lescar. They had two children:
- Francis I of Navarre, 1466 - 1483, King of Navarre 1479 - 1483
- Catherine I of Navarre, 1470 - 1518, Queen-regnant of Navarre 1483 - 1518
Gaston, died from wounds received in a jousting tournament in Libourne, Aquitaine, in 1470[2], predeceasing his parents. Thus, he failed to inherit Foix or Navarre.
[edit] References
- ^ Gaston de Foix, Prince de Viana, Vicomte de Castelbon
- ^ Francisco Navarro Villoslada (1854). Doña Blanca of Navarre. Oxford University, p.305-306.
